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Winter Was Hard

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Track Listing

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1Winter Was Hard Op. 20 (Aulis Sallinen, arr. Kronos Quartet)1:40
2Half-Wolf Dances Mad in Moonlight (Terry Riley)8:21
3Fratres (Arvo Pärt)9:23
4Six Bagatelles, Op. 9 (Anton Webern)3:57
5Forbidden Fruit (John Zorn)10:20
6Bella by Barlight (John Lurie)2:47
7Four, for Tango (Astor Piazzolla)4:41
8Quartet No. 3 (Alfred Schnittke)19:06
9Adagio (Samuel Barber)7:09
10A Door Is Ajar (Trad., arr. Kronos Quartet)0:37

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About this Album

Kronos draws from a remarkable range of composers, including Arvo Pärt, Astor Piazzolla, Terry Riley, John Lurie, John Zorn. USA Today called it “the most inviting collection of 20th-century music in a long time, easily Kronos' most cohesive album.”

Credits

MUSICIANS
Kronos Quartet:
David Harrington, violin
John Sherba, violin
Hank Dutt, viola
Joan Jeanrenaud, cello
with
San Francisco Girls Chorus (1)
Elizabeth Appling, director
Earl L. Miller, reed organ (1)
Christian Marclay, turntables (5)
Ohta Hiromi, voice (5)

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Judith Sherman and Kronos Quartet (1-4, 6-10)
Recorded November 1987 at Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, MA
Engineer: John Newton
Track 1 recorded January 1988 at St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco, CA
Engineers: Howard Johnston and John Newton
Track 5 produced by John Zorn
Recorded September 1987 at Russian Hill Recording, San Francisco, CA, by Howard Johnston, and at Metal Box Studio, Tokyo, Japan by Ono Seigen
Mixed September 1987 at CBS Roppongi Studio, Tokyo, Japan by Ono Seigen
Mastering: Robert C. Ludwig

Art direction and design: Kosh
Cover photograph: Michele Clement

Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz

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